Diageo To Outsource Its IT Infrastructure To Tata Consultancy Services

Diageo Plc has reached an agreement with Tata Consultancy services (TCS) to outsource its IT service to the Indian IT service provider, the company said on Thursday. Details of the contract are yet not disclosed by either of the sides.

TCS shall cater services to the leading liquor manufacturer by managing its IT infrastructure, data centres and servers and provide service desk support to Diageo employees, according to media reports.

‘Our partnership with Tata Consultancy Services is the latest milestone in our strategy to create a world-class IT service to support Diageo’s global strategy and deliver efficient growth’, said CEO Diageo Ivan Menezes.

‘Working together, I believe that we can make a significant step change in the way that IS supports our 36,000 employees around the world, giving them the freedom and agility to drive growth for Diageo in each of our markets’, Menezes added.